Where does “荒城” come from?
荒城 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 城, from Japanese 山背.
荒城 (Japanese): a castle in ruins
Definitions
- a castle in ruins
Ancestry of “荒城”, step by step
荒城 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 城
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 城 | castle; a structure surrounded by a moat or... |
| 2 | Japanese | 山背 | — |
via Japanese 荒
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 荒 | crude, raw; rough, wild, violent; abandoned |
via Middle Chinese 城
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 城 | — |